Arms dealer Viktor Bout convicted The verdict closed the door on a five-year-old sting operation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and spanning three continents. ( by Colum Lynch , The Washington Post)

Joint Chiefs warn of proposed cuts The Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress that all four services will have to shrink their forces to meet the planned 10-year cut of up to $465 billion in defense spending. ( by Walter Pincus , The Washington Post)

Georgia plot said to be inspired by novel Numerous groups have imagined carrying out a deadly terrorist attack using the highly lethal extract of the castor bean known as ricin. None has succeeded. ( by Jason Ukman and Joby Warrick , The Washington Post)

Pledging help for Afghanistan South and Central Asian government officials, meeting in Istanbul this week, said they recognized that Afghanistan’s problems affect them all and must be addressed through cooperative efforts. ( by Karen DeYoung , The Washington Post)

Former HUD official details fraud At a hearing before House subcommittees,a former HUD inspector general said the agency needs to do more to prevent fraud and waste in its affordable housing construction program. ( by Debbie Cenziper , The Washington Post)

Political barometer in Fairfax The county’s fiercest election battle this year is unfolding in Braddock District. ( by Fredrick Kunkle , The Washington Post)

STYLEShe’s homesick and he won’t budge Husband promised her they’d stay in the Midwest, far from her family, for only five years. It’s been 20, she’s homesick and he’s not cooperating. (, The Washington Post)

‘It’s Academic’ host Mac McGarry retires Local quizmaster, who hosted the teen academic challenge for 50 seasons, has decided at age 85 to pass the podium to WTOP news anchor Hillary Howard. ( by Monica Hesse , The Washington Post)

At Georgetown, it’s Jay-Z 101 Simply being a fan of the rap star won’t be enough to get a passing grade in the sociology course. ( by Chris Richards , The Washington Post)

Meeting India’s new envoy to U.S. Nirupama Rao, India’s new ambassador to the United States, assumes the role as India is increasing its presence both in Washington and on the world stage. ( by Emily Wax , The Washington Post)

SPORTSStallions win region field hockey title FIELD HOCKEY | South County surges to a 4-1 victory over nemesis Westfield, the most lopsided Northern Region final result since 2003, to nab its second region title in three years. ( by Preston Williams , The Washington Post)

Maryland athletics faces mounting deficits The Maryland athletic department is facing a $4.7 million deficit for this fiscal year, a deficit that is projected to grow to $17.6 million in June 2017. ( by Liz Clarke , The Washington Post)

Ovechkin goes back to work Alex Ovechkin says ‘it’s just a little bit frustrating’ that he was benched briefly, but he’s in his usual spot — front and center — at practice. ( by Katie Carrera , The Washington Post)

WORLDArms dealer Viktor Bout convicted The verdict closed the door on a five-year-old sting operation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and spanning three continents. ( by Colum Lynch , The Washington Post)

Assange loses extradition appeal Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who had been fighting extradition to Sweden on sexual misconduct charges, lost his appeal on Wednesday. (, The Washington Post)

Pledging help for Afghanistan South and Central Asian government officials, meeting in Istanbul this week, said they recognized that Afghanistan’s problems affect them all and must be addressed through cooperative efforts. ( by Karen DeYoung , The Washington Post)

Report shows many firms with negative tax rates A report says many of America’s biggest companies paid no federal taxes — or even made money through credits and refunds — by using an array of loopholes and tax breaks in the past three years. ( by Jia Lynn Yang , The Washington Post)

In Congress, a push to help ‘supercommittee’ A group of 40 House Republicans joined 60 Democrats in a rare bipartisan effort to urge the supercommittee to look at revenue and entitlements. ( by Rosalind S. Helderman and Lori Montgomery , The Washington Post)

Arms dealer Viktor Bout convicted The verdict closed the door on a five-year-old sting operation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and spanning three continents. ( by Colum Lynch , The Washington Post)

Joint Chiefs warn of proposed cuts The Joint Chiefs of Staff told Congress that all four services will have to shrink their forces to meet the planned 10-year cut of up to $465 billion in defense spending. ( by Walter Pincus , The Washington Post)

Georgia plot said to be inspired by novel Numerous groups have imagined carrying out a deadly terrorist attack using the highly lethal extract of the castor bean known as ricin. None has succeeded. ( by Jason Ukman and Joby Warrick , The Washington Post)

Pledging help for Afghanistan South and Central Asian government officials, meeting in Istanbul this week, said they recognized that Afghanistan’s problems affect them all and must be addressed through cooperative efforts. ( by Karen DeYoung , The Washington Post)

Former HUD official details fraud At a hearing before House subcommittees,a former HUD inspector general said the agency needs to do more to prevent fraud and waste in its affordable housing construction program. ( by Debbie Cenziper , The Washington Post)

Political barometer in Fairfax The county’s fiercest election battle this year is unfolding in Braddock District. ( by Fredrick Kunkle , The Washington Post)

STYLEShe’s homesick and he won’t budge Husband promised her they’d stay in the Midwest, far from her family, for only five years. It’s been 20, she’s homesick and he’s not cooperating. (, The Washington Post)

‘It’s Academic’ host Mac McGarry retires Local quizmaster, who hosted the teen academic challenge for 50 seasons, has decided at age 85 to pass the podium to WTOP news anchor Hillary Howard. ( by Monica Hesse , The Washington Post)

At Georgetown, it’s Jay-Z 101 Simply being a fan of the rap star won’t be enough to get a passing grade in the sociology course. ( by Chris Richards , The Washington Post)

Meeting India’s new envoy to U.S. Nirupama Rao, India’s new ambassador to the United States, assumes the role as India is increasing its presence both in Washington and on the world stage. ( by Emily Wax , The Washington Post)

SPORTSStallions win region field hockey title FIELD HOCKEY | South County surges to a 4-1 victory over nemesis Westfield, the most lopsided Northern Region final result since 2003, to nab its second region title in three years. ( by Preston Williams , The Washington Post)

Maryland athletics faces mounting deficits The Maryland athletic department is facing a $4.7 million deficit for this fiscal year, a deficit that is projected to grow to $17.6 million in June 2017. ( by Liz Clarke , The Washington Post)

Ovechkin goes back to work Alex Ovechkin says ‘it’s just a little bit frustrating’ that he was benched briefly, but he’s in his usual spot — front and center — at practice. ( by Katie Carrera , The Washington Post)

WORLDArms dealer Viktor Bout convicted The verdict closed the door on a five-year-old sting operation led by the Drug Enforcement Administration and spanning three continents. ( by Colum Lynch , The Washington Post)

Assange loses extradition appeal Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks who had been fighting extradition to Sweden on sexual misconduct charges, lost his appeal on Wednesday. (, The Washington Post)

Pledging help for Afghanistan South and Central Asian government officials, meeting in Istanbul this week, said they recognized that Afghanistan’s problems affect them all and must be addressed through cooperative efforts. ( by Karen DeYoung , The Washington Post)

Report shows many firms with negative tax rates A report says many of America’s biggest companies paid no federal taxes — or even made money through credits and refunds — by using an array of loopholes and tax breaks in the past three years. ( by Jia Lynn Yang , The Washington Post)

In Congress, a push to help ‘supercommittee’ A group of 40 House Republicans joined 60 Democrats in a rare bipartisan effort to urge the supercommittee to look at revenue and entitlements. ( by Rosalind S. Helderman and Lori Montgomery , The Washington Post)

September 2012

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